Lou Donaldson – alto saxophone [click here to see more vinyl featuring Lou Donaldson]
Horace Parlan – piano [click here to see more vinyl featuring Horace Parlan]
Hill Hardman – trumpet
Al Harewood – drums
Laymon Jackson – bass (A1, A2, A4, B1)
Sam Jones – bass (A3, B2, B3)
Written by Horace Parlan (A1), George & Ira Gershwin (A2), Bill Hardman (A3), Jule Styne (A4), Sammy Cahn (A4), Lou Donaldson (B1-2), Sigmund Romberg (B3), Oscar Hammerstein II (B3)
1 LP, standard sleeve
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12’’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Optimal Media (Germany)
Label : Blue Note - Classic Vinyl Series
Original Label : Blue Note
Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA, on February 5, 1960 (A3, B2, B3) and February 28, 1960 (A1, A2, A4, B1)
Engineered by Rudy Van Gelder
Produced by Alfred Lion
Mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes
Photography by Francis Wolff
Liner notes by Nat Hentoff
Design by Reid Miles
Originally released in 1960
Tracks:
Side A:
- Blues For J.P.
- The Man I Love
- Politely
- It's You Or No One
Side B:
- The Truth
- Goose Grease
- Softly As In A Morning Sunrise
Reviews :
“Sunny Side Up is closer to hard bop than the straight-ahead bop that characterized Lou Donaldson's '50s Blue Note records. There's a bit more soul to the songs here, which pianist Horace Parlan helps emphasize with his lightly swinging grooves. The pair help lead the group -- which also features trumpeter Bill Hardman, drummer Al Harewood and bassist Sam Jones (Laymon Jackson plays bass on two of the eight songs) -- through a mellow set of standards and bluesy originals from Donaldson and Parlan. Even the uptempo numbers sound relaxed, never fiery. Despite the general smoothness of the session, Donaldson stumbles a little -- the quotation of "Flight of the Bumblebee" on "Blues for J.P." is awkward, as is the snippet of "Pop Goes the Weasel" on "Politely," and "Way Down Upon the Swanee River" sounds lazy -- but there's enough solid material to make Sunny Side Up a worthwhile listen for fans of Donaldson and early-'60s hard bop.” AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Ratings :
AllMusic : 3 / 5 ; Discogs : 4.51 / 5